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The term “service-learning” was first used by two educators in the United States in 1967 to describe the combination of conscious educational growth with the accomplishment of certain tasks that meet genuine human needs. However, the practice of service-learning dates back to the late 1880s and experiential learning was promoted in the early 1900s by educators including John Dewey and William James.
- In 1989, the Wingspread Principals of good Service-Learning were written – more than seventy organizations collaborated to produce these ten principals.
- Beginning in the 1990's, scholars began to conduct research on service-learning as pedagogy.
- 2001 the first international conference on service-learning research was held.
- 2008 the U.S. National Youth Leadership Council released the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. These standards grew out of a need to update conventional wisdom about quality practice as reflected in the Essential Elements of Service-Learning. These standards underline the fact that in service-learning, quality matters: it is the way in which service-learning is implemented that makes a difference to the outcomes for students.
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From the late 1990s service-learning has been implemented in some schools in Australia, perhaps most prominently in West Australia where a group of Catholic schools initially implemented Christian Service-Learning, meeting religious education outcomes.
- 2002, Service-Learning Australia (then Empower) introduced the concept of service-learning to the NSW DET and the CSO, and assisted in writing a School Developed Content Endorsed course on Service-Learning for year 10 students, which was piloted in 2003 and 2004.
- 2005 – 2010, service-learning was the pedagogy used by clusters of schools in the Australian Government’s Values Education Good Practice Schools Projects, phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3.
- 2006, Australian Government (DEST) commissioned a service-learning scoping study.
- 2006 and 2007 DEST funded National service-learning conferences.
- 2007, the West Australian Government introduced a mandatory 20 hours community service program for years 10 and 11 students. Service-learning was promoted as part of this program. (The program is no longer mandatory).
- 2008, Service-Learning Australia (then Empower) organized a Service-Learning Symposium, hosted by the University of Newcastle. Following this symposium a Hunter Service-Learning Partnership was formed with representatives from educational bodies, government, community groups, business and students.
- 2009, Service-Learning Australia (then Empower) worked with education providers and local government in the Hunter Region to launch the first TTT Day.
- 2010, the New South Wales Government introduced a volunteering and service-learning program for years 9 and 10 students. Students completing a minimum of 20 hours service receive a Premier’s Award. Service-learning is promoted as part of this program.
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